Maid on the Shore

歌詞

Well it's of a sea captain who sailed the salt sea And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o "I'll die, I'll die," this captain did cry If I can't have that maid who walks on the shore If I can't have that maid on the shore" "Well I have got silver and I have got gold And a-plenty of costly fine ware-o Well I'll give half to you, oh me gallant young crew If you fetch me that girl who walks on the shore If you fetch me that girl on the shore" So the sailors they got them a very long boat And off for the shore they did steer-o Saying, "Ma'am if you please will you enter on board To view a fine cargo of costly ware For to view a fine cargo of ware" With much persuading they got her on board And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o She sat herself down in the stern of the boat And back for the ship the young sailors did steer And back for the ship they did steer And when they arrive alongside of the ship The captain he spat out his chew-o Saying, "First you will lie in my arms all this night And then I'll give you to me jolly young crew And then I'll give you to me crew" "Oh thank you, oh thank you," this young girl she cried "It's just what I've been waiting for-o: For I've grown so weary of my maidenhead As I walked all alone on me rocky old shore As I walked all alone on the shore" She sat herself down in the stern of the ship And the moon it shone gentle and clear-o She sang so sweet and so neat and complete She sang sailors and captain right fast asleep She sang sailors and captain asleep And she robbed 'em of silver, she robbed 'em of gold She plundered that costly fine ware-o The captain's bright sword she's took for an oar And she paddled right back to her rocky old shore She paddled right back to the shore "Oh were my men drunk or were my men mad Or were they sunk deep in despair-o That they let her away with her beauty so gay? And the sailors all wished that that sweet maid was there How the sailors all wished she was there" "Now your men they weren't drunk and your men they weren't mad And neither sunk deep in despair-o But I deluded your crew and likewise yourself too Captain, now I'm a maid on me rocky old shore I'm a maiden once more on the shore"